The BEST episodes of The O.C. season 2
Every episode of The O.C. season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The O.C. season 2!
The O.C. is an idyllic paradise, a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret lives hidden from their children. Cohen, Cooper, Nichol families, and Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks, who is thrust into this world, and who will forever change the lives of the residents of The O.C.
#1 - The Dearly Beloved
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2005
Familiar faces show up for a final farewell to Caleb. Meanwhile, Sandy takes action to help Kirsten. And when Ryan learns about the Trey-Marissa incident, a showdown - if not a tragedy - is inevitable.
#2 - The O.Sea
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2005
Heads: Seth takes Summer to the prom. Tails: Zach does. Whoever's dateless takes a meeting with George Lucas to discuss Atomic County. That'll settle things, right? The Julie-Caleb union ends...not the way anyone expected.
#3 - The Rainy Day Women
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/2005
Rain - and it seems there are as many problems as raindrops. Kirsten, Sandy...and Rebecca. Julie, Marissa...and Alex. Lindsay, Ryan...and Chicago. Summer, Seth...and Italy. Can't rain forever, can it?
#4 - The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2004
Friends, festivities, 8 days of gifts, another day with a whole lot of gifts. Seth's formula for the perfect Chrismukkah may come undone when Caleb's confession rocks the Cohen world.
#5 - The Power of Love
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2005
Sandy didn't forget his 20th anniversary. Honest. Just ask him. And just watch him squirm as he tries to make things right. Also, Seth and Ryan are grounded; DJ calls it quits with Marissa.
#6 - The Distance
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2004
Come home, Seth! If Sandy can't persuade his alienated son to return to the family perhaps Ryan can. Meanwhile, Theresa realizers her relationship with Ryan is on life support. Time to pull the plug?
#7 - The Lonely Hearts Club
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2005
Happy Valentine's Day! Seth's feelings for Summer destroy their comic-book pitch meeting, Ryan turns pool-table hustler in hopes of winning approval for his romance with Lindsay, and Kirsten distrusts Sandy.
#8 - The Showdown
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2005
Dynamite with a lit fuse: Kirsten goes on a bender now that Carter's gone, Ryan can't figure what's up with Marissa, Caleb hits Julie with divorce papers, and the Seth-Zach rivalry turns into War of the Weirds.
#9 - The Mallpisode
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2005
The Seth/Summer plan to help Ryan shake his Lindsay blues is...a mall visit? Hey, it can work. Because Marissa comes along. And everyone gets locked inside the place. An extortionist targets Julie.
#10 - The Family Ties
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2005
Time to move on: Jimmy decides to relocate to Maui. Time to make a move: Ryan and Lindsay wonder about a first kiss. Time to bust a move: Seth turns bad boy in an attempt to impress Alex.
#11 - The Second Chance
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2005
Try try again. A cardiac crisis gives Caleb a new outlook. Seth and Summer struggle to deny their attraction. And if, as Sandy says, Rebecca is dead, why does Kirsten find her in Sandy's office? Uh-oh.
#12 - The O.C. Confidential
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2005
The evidence adds up. Trey is likely to do time for drug violations. But Sandy, Ryan and Marissa know he's innocent and develop a plan to catch the real culprit in the act. Seth meets a marketing...genius.
#13 - The SnO.C.
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2004
The winter dance is near and a Ryan-Lindsay hook-up is off, on, off, on, off like a light switch. But all will be smoothed over by the time of the big Newport social event. Or not. Plus: Caleb's secret - revealed!
#14 - The Way We Were
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2004
The boys are back. Every status is quo. Except: Summer won't kiss and make up, Ryan catches Marissa in a clinch, the DA busts Caleb, Hailey bails and the remodellers are like a wrecking crew. Home sweet chaos.
#15 - The Rager
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2005
Marissa throws a birthday party for Trey - an event that may or may not smooth things between the two Atwood brothers. Julie gets cozy with Lance, her long-ago lover and recent extortionist.
#16 - The Ex-Factor
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2005
The ABC's of Love. When Alex wants to spend time with her ex, Seth says "X" must make room for "I" and "U." But there's something Seth doesn't know. Julie has a makeover idea for the Newport Group.
#17 - The New Era
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2004
It's not a date, it's a group hang. So Seth goes with Lindsay, but looks for Summer. Ryan goes with Alex, but would rather be with Lindsay. And Julie... well, stay tuned. That new CEO has a style of her own.
#18 - The New Kids on the Block
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2004
Seth pulls off a magnanimous gesture for Summer, then blows it. Lindsay and Ryan become physics lab partners and share some romantic chemistry. Embattled Caleb names Julie as Newport Group's CE-uh-O.
#19 - The Accomplice
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2005
Ryan tries to smooth things over between Caleb and Lindsay, Alex and Marissa grow closer, Seth uses his life as inspiration for a comic book and Kirsten is uneasy when Sandy is asked to help find his ex-fiancee.
#20 - The Blaze of Glory
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2005
$500,000 is still the going rate to keep Julie's porn past off the net. Meanwhile, Seth plays matchmaker, suggesting that Ryan help Marissa plan the school's spring bonfire. Someone's gonna get burned.
#21 - The Father Knows Best
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/2005
Did they or didn't they? Seth can't stop thinking about Summer's and Zach's stay in San Diego. Will he or won't he? Julie plants doubts that could derail Caleb's decision to adopt Lindsay.
#22 - The Risky Business
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2005
A yard sale sans yard - aka The Oc Charity Yard Sale! But it does offer many items, including the crystal egg from Risky Business. But wait...the egg is missing, and Ryan and Seth must scramble to get it back!
#23 - The Brothers Grim
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/24/2005
T is for trouble. And for Trey, Ryan's brother, who's out of prison and trying to go straight while staying temporarily in the pool house. The tape no one was supposed to see is seen by all of Newport.
#24 - The Return of the Nana
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2005
Nana's getting married - news that has Sandy, Seth and Ryan off to Miami. Back at the OC, Zach wows Summer with a home-cooked meal, Kirsten sorts out her Carter feelings and Trey's feelings for Marissa take a terrifying turn.